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- The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to ensure separate and encroachment-free pedestrian pathways on all roads within two weeks.
- A bench of Justices P.S.
- Narasimha and Alok Aradhe told Additional Solicitor General K.M.
- Nataraj that officials must be instructed to provide proper footpaths without large expenses or construction, and that pathways must be kept free of encroachment and vehicles.
- This follows the court's June 19 ruling that walking safely on pedestrian pathways is a fundamental right, part of the right to life, and takes priority over vehicle traffic.
- The court has made the ministries of Housing and Urban Affairs, Rural Development, and Transport and Highways respondents in the case, and said citizens can take legal action against authorities and local bodies that violate the right to walk on marked footpaths.
What to watch next
- What the Centre reports at the next hearing after two weeks
- Steps taken by authorities and local bodies to keep footpaths encroachment-free
- Any legal action by citizens against authorities over violations of the right to walk
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